Brunei Darussalam vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per capita

Brunei Darussalam
16,765 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
450.09 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Brunei Darussalam rank
39th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
38th

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Brunei Darussalam currently reports 16,765 BoP, current US$ per person against 450.09 BoP, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 16,315 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Brunei Darussalam's figure about 37.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Brunei Darussalam has been ahead every year.

Brunei Darussalam ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th of 200 countries.

Brunei Darussalam has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei Darussalam Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 7,928 BoP, current US$ per person 288.5 BoP, current US$ per person 7,639 BoP, current US$ per person Brunei Darussalam
2010s 13,328 BoP, current US$ per person 466.79 BoP, current US$ per person 12,861 BoP, current US$ per person Brunei Darussalam
2020s 19,263 BoP, current US$ per person 432.09 BoP, current US$ per person 18,831 BoP, current US$ per person Brunei Darussalam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per capita, Brunei Darussalam or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Brunei Darussalam, at 16,765 BoP, current US$ per person against 450.09 BoP, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per capita between Brunei Darussalam and Sub-Saharan Africa?
16,315 BoP, current US$ per person, with Brunei Darussalam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei Darussalam and Sub-Saharan Africa?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Brunei Darussalam and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per capita?
Brunei Darussalam ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,802 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.